Agriculture Scholarships

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Scholarships open to students majoring in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, and other related fields.

CoBank Agriculture Scholarship
Sponsor: CoBank | TMCF
Amount: Up to $10,250
Closing Date: May 17, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current students enrolled full-time a TMCF membership school who are majoring in Agriculture, Banking, or Finance.

HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative Scholarship
Sponsor: Sustainable Communities HBCU Initiative
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 21, 2024
Description: Scholarship program is open to rising undergraduate juniors and seniors who attend an UNCF member institution in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, or Virginia and are majoring in STEM, business, or sustainability related disciplines.

SiteOne Landscape Supply Scholarship
Sponsor: SiteOne Landscape Supply
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students attending a two-year or four-year HACU member institution. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must be majoring in one of the following: Landscape Architecture, Construction, Biochemistry, Agrobusiness, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Entomology, Horticulture/Plant Studies, Plant Sciences, Finance, Accounting, General Business Administration, Agriculture, Arborist, Agronomy, Turf, Golf Course Planning/Management, Agronomic Management, Sales Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology, or Logistics/Supply Chain.

DMI Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDPRB)
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students (sophomore through senior) enrolled in college/university programs that emphasize diary. Majors can include communications/public relations, journalism, marketing, business, economics, nutrition, food science, and Ag education.

HRI Scholarships
Sponsor: Horticultural Research Institute (HRI)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to students majoring in landscape, horticulture, or related majors. Students should visit website for specific requirements as the organization offers multiple scholarships with different requirements.

Mary Naegeli Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Montana Tree Farm System
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Montana enrolled (for the first time) or attending any accredited institution of higher education, on a full-time basis with a demonstrated interest in forestry.

Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: American Sheep Industry Association
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students involved in sheep and/or wool research in such areas as animal science, agriculture economics or veterinary medicine.

Elmhurst Garden Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Elmhurst Garden Club
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois residents who are college juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in Horticulture, Environmental Studies, Biology, Botany and/or other related sciences.

Robert and Charlotte Wehmer Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: National Swine Registry
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are members of the National Junior Swine Association (NJSA).

Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship
Sponsor: Soil Science Society of America
Amount: $3,500
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate juniors and seniors, as well as graduate students who are enrolled in a North American university. Preference will be given to students enrolled in a land grant university, or other universities or colleges have equivalent agricultural curriculum. Applicant must have career goals in soil and water conservation.

NAFB Scholarship Program
Sponsor: NAFB Foundation
Amount: $7,500
Closing Date: June 5, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to college juniors, seniors, and graduate students for the Fall 2024 semester who are enrolled in or transferring to an agricultural communications curriculum. Strong consideration will be given to candidates with concentration and/or application in broadcast media.

National Potato Council Scholarship
Sponsor: National Potato Council
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: June 14, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students working to improve the future of the U.S. potato industry.

ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship
Sponsor: ExtremeTerrain
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are/will be pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Research, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Studies, Sustainable Land Management, Parks and Recreation, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems during the fall term.

Indiana Garden Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Indiana Garden Club
Amount: Minimum of $500
Closing Date: June 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Applicant must be majoring in ecology, horticulture, landscape design, landscape architecture, conservation, botany, forestry, agriculture, earth sciences, arboriculture, food science, forest ecosystems, plant pathology, or plant sciences.

American Jersey Cattle Association Scholarships
Sponsor: American Jersey Cattle Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to members (junior or Lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association who will be enrolled in college during the 2024-2025 academic year. Applicant must show an interest and commitment to continued involvement in the Jersey dairy business. In addition to the general scholarships, there is a scholarship open specifically to students in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

MFMA Scholarship
Sponsor: Maple Flooring Manufactures Association, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 12, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled during the next academic year. Applicant must submit a personal essay answering one of five given questions. Scholarship is only open to specific majors (too many to list) – see website for details.

Furthering Ag Education Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Jenner Ag
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are/will be majoring in an agriculture related field. Applicant must be a resident of Illinois or Indiana.

Higher Education Equestrian Scholarship
Sponsor: US Equestrian
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors preparing to enter a college or university to further their equestrian knowledge and skills throughout college.

Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Scholarship
Sponsor: Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation | UNCF
Amount: $5,500
Closing Date: August 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college freshmen attending a UNCF member institution, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), or any accredited, four-year institution and is interested in majoring in education and/or a STEM related field. Applicant must be a resident of Indiana, Kentucky, or Ohio.

ROI Biologicals Scholarship
Sponsor: ROI Biologicals
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: October 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted into an Agricultural Science program at an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a legal resident of the U.S.